About 3 years ago we switched to Boost, where for $35 a month we enjoy unlimited everything. My wife’s smart phone is only $45 a month.
I’ve been to several states, both rural and urban, and never had any signal problems.
I’ll never go “contract” or “bu-the-minute” again.
The thing is, when Verizon got rid of subsidies, they dropped the price. My family more everything plan went from 40 dollars per line to 15 dollars per line, plus $64 for 10 g data. They still offer a two year payment plan, and I got 2 new droid turbo 2s (retail 650) for $13/month for 2 years (Black Friday Online). Since I am paying $25 less per line, now this is a deal. My phone bill went from $300 to $200 per month. Also, Motorola had their Nexus 6 phones on sale for 40% off, and I was able to take advantage of that deal. Now you can bring your own phone, go as long or as short as you want before getting a new phone, etc. I like it.